Complete reducibility

Jean-Pierre Serre

Séminaire Bourbaki (2003-2004)

  • Volume: 46, page 195-218
  • ISSN: 0303-1179

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The notion of complete reducibility of a linear representation Γ → 𝐆𝐋 n can be defined in terms of the action of Γ on the Tits building of 𝐆𝐋 n . An analogous definition can be given for any reductive group. We shall see how this translates in topological terms, and what applications can be obtained.

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Serre, Jean-Pierre. "Complète réductibilité." Séminaire Bourbaki 46 (2003-2004): 195-218. <http://eudml.org/doc/252137>.

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